American Experience

People & Events

Meet the characters in the real-life, "Rescue at Sea" drama. Explore some relevant events leading up to the collision.


People:

•  Jack Binns •  Jack Irwin •  Mary and Eugene Lynch •  Guglielmo Marconi •  William J. Mooney •  Captain Inman Sealby

Events

•  CQD and SOS •  The First Transatlantic Wireless Signal •  The First Wireless Distress Signals From Sea •  Messina Earthquake •  The Launch of the "Republic"